Church / Jean Paul Slusser
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2009/1.540
- Title
- Church
- Artist
- Jean Paul Slusser
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1886 -1981
- Medium and Support
- watercolor on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1972
- Object Creation Place
- North and Central America (continent)
- United States (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- North and Central America (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United States (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Rev. Edward and Jan Slusser
- Dimensions
- 68.5 cm x 78.5 cm x 4 cm (26 15/16 in. x 30 7/8 in. x 1 9/16 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- watercolor
- Physical Description
- This is an abstract watercolor painting in a horizontal format painted in tones of black, white, yellow and red. There are shapes and forms that suggest a large church building, with a steeple, in the center.
- Subject Matter
- Though this is an abstract style painting, the white forms in the center suggest a large church building and there are shapes of trees in the foreground. Jean Paul Slusser was a professor of drawing and painting at the University of Michigan and was appointed the first director of the Museum of Art in 1946.
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- european
- european styles and periods
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- people and culture
- religious buildings
- religious structures
- settlements and landscapes
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Rights
- If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please visit https://umma.umich.edu/about/services/request-image/ for more information and to fill out the online Image Rights and Reproductions Request Form.
Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Record
- 2009/1.540
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2009-sl-1.540/ri_go2009_11_2.jpg
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"Church; Jean Paul Slusser." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2009-sl-1.540/ri_go2009_11_2.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
